rise

Pronunciation: /ɹaɪz/

The English word “rise” has 20 meanings listed here.

verb

To move upwards.
To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
To slope upward.
To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
To become erect; to assume an upright position.
To leave one's bed; to get up.
To be resurrected.
To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
To attain a higher status.
Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
To develop, to come about or intensify.
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
To have its source (in a particular place).
To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
To go up; to ascend; to climb.

Etymology

From Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to arise, rise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to rise, spring”). See also raise. Cognates Cognate with Dutch rijzen (“to rise”), German reisen (“to fall”), Limburgish rieze (“to rise”), Faroese and…

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